Arctic Sea Ice Cover Is the Thinnest and Youngest It's Been in 60 Years

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Arctic Sea Ice Cover Is the Thinnest and Youngest It's Been in 60 Years
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Description Working from a combination of satellite records and declassified submarine sonar data, NASA scientists have constructed a 60-year record of Arctic sea ice thickness. Right now, Arctic sea ice is the youngest and thinnest its been since we started keeping records. More than 70 percent of Arctic sea ice is now seasonal, which means it grows in the winter and melts in the summer, but doesn't last from year to year. This seasonal ice melts faster and breaks up easier, making it much more susceptible to wind and atmospheric conditions.
Date 2018-10-11
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